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28th Jul 2015

Roddy Doyle’s funny swipe at US presidential hopeful who supports taking guns into cinemas

On the ball, as always

Joe Harrington

On the ball, as always.

Rick Perry, a former Texas governor, is running for the Republican ticket in the 2016 American presidential election.

He’s made the news this week after controversially saying that films fans should be able to take their guns into the cinemas to help *stop* fatal shootings.

His views have obviously struck a nerve with lots of Americans after the killings in a cinema in Louisiana last week.

Irish author Roddy Doyle heard Perry’s comments and posted this on his popular Facebook page. (Click ‘Read More’ to see the full post)

-See one of the fellas that’s runnin’ for President of America says it’s a good idea to bring guns into cinemas.-He’s…

Posted by Roddy Doyle on Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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